1. Chapter 8
Object Design:
Reuse and Patterns

2. What are Design Patterns?
A design pattern describes a problem which occurs over and over again in our environment
Then it describes the core of the solution to that problem, in such a way that you can use the solution a million times over, without ever doing it the same twice

3. Towards a Pattern Taxonomy
Structural Patterns
Adapters, Bridges, Facades, and Proxies are variations on a single theme:
They reduce the coupling between two or more classes
They introduce an abstract class to enable future extensions
They encapsulate complex structures
Behavioral Patterns
Here we are concerned with algorithms and the assignment of responsibilies between objects: Who does what?
Behavorial patterns allow us to characterize complex control flows that are difficult to follow at runtime.
Creational Patterns
Here we our goal is to provide a simple abstraction for a complex instantiation process.
We want to make the system independent from the way its objects are created, composed and represented.

4. A Pattern Taxonomy Pattern Structural Behavioral Creational Abstract
Factory
Builder
Pattern
Adapter
Bridge
Facade
Proxy
Command
Observer
Strategy
Composite

5. Design patterns Creational Structural Behavioral Adapter Bridge
Abstract Factory
Builder
Prototype
Singleton
etc.
Adapter
Bridge
Composite
Decorator
Façade
Proxy
Command
Iterator
Observer
Strategy
Interpreter
Mediator

6. The Composite Design pattern

7. What is common between these definitions?
Definition of Software System
A software system consists of subsystems which are either other subsystems or collection of classes
Definition of Software Lifecycle:
The software lifecycle consists of a set of development activities which are either other activities or collection of tasks

8. Introducing the Composite Pattern
Models tree structures that represent part-whole hierarchies with arbitrary depth and width.
The Composite Pattern lets client treat individual objects and compositions of these objects uniformly
Client
Component
Leaf
Operation()
Composite
Operation()
AddComponent
RemoveComponent()
GetChild()
Children

9. What is common between these definitions?
Software System:
Definition: A software system consists of subsystems which are either other subsystems or collection of classes
Composite: Subsystem (A software system consists of subsystems which consists of subsystems , which consists of subsystems, which...)
Leaf node: Class
Software Lifecycle:
Definition: The software lifecycle consists of a set of development activities which are either other actitivies or collection of tasks
Composite: Activity (The software lifecycle consists of activities which consist of activities, which consist of activities, which....)
Leaf node: Task

10. Modeling a Software System with a Composite Pattern
User
Software
System *
Class
Subsystem
Children

11. Modeling the Software Lifecycle with a Composite Pattern
Manager
Software
Lifecycle *
Task
Activity
Children

12. The Composite Patterns models dynamic aggregates
Fixed Structure:
Car * *
Battery
Engine
Doors
Wheels
Organization Chart (variable aggregate): *
School *
What you are seeing on this slide are what I would like to call patterns for analysis.
A pattern is a recurring theme, something once you get used to see something this way, allows you to very fast understand a situation.
It is well known, that if you show a set of chess positions of middle games tochess masters and non chess players, that chess masters are able to reconstruct these games without any effort.
However, if you give them random chess configurations, chess masters are about as bad as non-chess players in reconstructing the boards.
This tells you about the value of patterns. I would like you to learn about these aggregation patterns. In fact, I challenge you to see for your team and subsystem, if any of the analysis problems you face, can be cast in terms of one of the 3 patterns above.
University
Department
Dynamic tree (recursive aggregate):
Composite
Pattern
Dynamic tree (recursive aggregate):
Program * *
Block
Compound
Simple
Statement
Statement

13. Graphic Applications also use Composite Patterns
The Graphic Class represents both primitives (Line, Circle) and their containers (Picture)
Client
Graphic
Circle
Draw()
Picture
Add(Graphic g)
RemoveGraphic)
GetChild(int)
Children
Line
Question: How to implement the Draw() of the Picture?

14. Design Patterns reduce the Complexity of Models
To communicate a complex model we use navigation and reduction of complexity
We do not simply use a picture from the CASE tool and dump it in front of the user
The key is navigate through the model so the user can follow it.
We start with a very simple model and then decorate it incrementally
Start with key abstractions (use animation)
Then decorate the model with the additional classes
To reduce the complexity of the model even further, we
Apply the use of inheritance (for taxonomies, and for design patterns)
If the model is still too complex, we show the subclasses on a separate slide
Then identify (or introduced) patterns in the model
We make sure to use the name of the patterns

15. Example: A More Complex Model of a Software Project
Basic Abstractions
Taxonomies
Composite Patterns
This model is already much more complex than the model shown on the previous slide. Its purpose is still for communication only.
Because it already has quite a number of abstractions, It can only be understood if we communicate the model well to the user. We can do this by navigating through the model and highlight basic abstractions and typical patterns.
For example, we can highlight the basic abstraction (the ones used in the previous slide) <<Proceed to first animation>> and tell the listener that these are the abstraction used in the previous slide (to make the point more clear, the instructor can move once more to the previous slide)
To reduce the complexity of the model, the instructor can then point out that Work Product, Task and Participant all are now basic leaves in a composite pattern. <<Proceed to the next animation, show the use of the composite patterns>>.
To reduce the complexity even further, the instructor finally points out the use of inheritance for the taxonomies (Resource, Staff, Work Product and Activity)
Given these three tips, the students should be able to understand the model themselves.

16. Exercise
Redraw the complete model for Project from your memory using the following knowledge
The key abstractions are workproduct, task, schedule, and participant
Workproduct, Task and Participant are modeled with composite patterns, for example
There are taxonomies for each of the key abstractions
You have 5 minutes!
Work
Product *

17. Java‘s AWT library can be modeled with the composite pattern
Graphics
Component
Button
TextField
Label *
TextArea
Text
Container
add(Component c)
paint(Graphics g)
getGraphics()

18. The Adapter Design pattern
Let’s draw a class diagram!
USB AC Adapter
What are the major concepts?
Power system
Camera
Adapter
The USB Interface

19. Problem 1 TextView getExtent() Shape Line PolygonShape DrawingEditor
BoundingBox()
Createmanipulator()
Line
PolygonShape
DrawingEditor
text
TextShape
BoundingBox()
Createmanipulator()
Return text.getExtent()
Class Adapter – Multiple inheritance
Return new TextManipulator
Another way?

20. Problem 1 TextView getExtent() Shape Line PolygonShape DrawingEditor
BoundingBox()
Createmanipulator()
Line
PolygonShape
DrawingEditor
TextShape
BoundingBox()
Createmanipulator()
Return getExtent()
Return new TextManipulator

21. Adapter Pattern
“Convert the interface of a class into another interface clients expect.”
The adapter pattern lets classes work together that couldn’t otherwise because of incompatible interfaces
Used to provide a new interface to existing legacy components (Interface engineering, reengineering).
Also known as a wrapper

22. Adapter Pattern Delegation is used to bind an Adapter and an Adaptee
Client
Target
Request()
Adaptee
ExistingRequest()
Adapter
Request()
adaptee
Delegation is used to bind an Adapter and an Adaptee
Interface inheritance is use to specify the interface of the Adapter class.
Target and Adaptee (usually called legacy system) pre-exist the Adapter.
Target may be realized as an interface in Java.

23. Adapter pattern An example on textbook P320
Question: Why does Array need to interact with Comparator, which is an abstract class?

24. The Facade Design pattern

25. Design Example
Subsystem 1 can look into the Subsystem 2 (vehicle subsystem) and call on any component or class operation at will.
Why is this good?
Efficiency
Why is this bad?
Can’t expect the caller to understand how the subsystem works or the complex relationships within the subsystem.
We can be assured that the subsystem will be misused, leading to non-portable code
Subsystem 1
Subsystem 2
Seat
Card
AIM
SA/RT
A better design?
Closed vs open architecture

26. Realizing an Opaque Architecture with a Facade
VIP Subsystem
The subsystem decides exactly how it is accessed.
No need to worry about misuse by callers
If a façade is used the subsystem can be used in an early integration test
We need to write only a driver
Vehicle Subsystem API
Card
Seat
AIM
SA/RT

27. Facade Pattern
Provides a unified interface to a set of objects in a subsystem.
A facade defines a higher-level interface that makes the subsystem easier to use (i.e. it abstracts out the gory details)
Facades allow us to provide a closed architecture
Note that the Façade class is not a abstract class.

28. Subsystem Design using Façade, Adapter
The ideal structure of a subsystem consists of
an interface object
a set of application domain objects (entity objects) modeling real entities or existing systems
Some of the application domain objects are interfaces to existing systems
one or more control objects
We can use design patterns to realize this subsystem structure
Realization of the Interface Object: Facade
Provides the interface to the subsystem
Interface to existing systems: Adapter
Provides the interface to existing system (legacy system)
The existing system is not necessarily object-oriented!

29. Question: Compare the Adapter design pattern and the Façade design pattern.

30. The Proxy Design pattern

31. Proxy Pattern: Motivation
It is 15:00pm. I am sitting at my 14.4 baud modem connection and retrieve a fancy web site from the US, This is prime web time all over the US. So I am getting 10 bits/sec.
What can I do?

32. Proxy Pattern What is expensive?
Object Creation
Object Initialization
Defer object creation and object initialization to the time you need the object
Proxy pattern:
Reduces the cost of accessing objects
Uses another object (“the proxy”) that acts as a stand-in for the real object
The proxy creates the real object only if the user asks for it

33. Before

34. Controlling Access

35. After

36. Virtual Proxy example
Image
boundingBox()
draw()
Client
ProxyImage
boundingBox()
draw()
RealImage
boundingBox()
draw()
realSubject
Images are stored and loaded separately from text
If a RealImage is not loaded a ProxyImage displays a grey rectangle in place of the image
The client cannot tell that it is dealing with a ProxyImage instead of a RealImage

37. Proxy pattern
Subject
Request()
RealSubject
Proxy
realSubject
Interface inheritance is used to specify the interface shared by Proxy and RealSubject.
Delegation is used to catch and forward any accesses to the RealSubject (if desired)
Proxy patterns can be used for lazy evaluation and for remote invocation.
Proxy patterns can be implemented with a Java interface.

38. Proxy Applicability Remote Proxy Virtual Proxy
Local representative for an object in a different address space
Caching of information: Good if information does not change too often
Virtual Proxy
Object is too expensive to create or too expensive to download
Proxy is a standin
Protection Proxy (Security Proxy)
Proxy provides access control to the real object
Useful when different objects should have different access and viewing rights for the same document.
Example: Grade information for a student shared by administrators, teachers and students.

39. Design Patterns encourage reusable Designs
A facade pattern should be used by all subsystems in a software system. The façade defines all the services of the subsystem.
The facade will delegate requests to the appropriate components within the subsystem. Most of the time the façade does not need to be changed, when the component is changed,
Adapters should be used to interface two existing components.
For example, a smart card software system should provide an adapter for a particular smart card reader and other hardware that it controls and queries.
Model/View/Controller should be used
when the interface changes much more rapidly than the application domain.

40. Summary: two general rules in design patterns
Program to an interface, not an implementation.
Favor object composition over class inheritance
Interface inheritance + delegation  reuse design pattern

41. Reuse in Object Design Select existing
off-the-shelf class libraries
frameworks or
components
code
Adjust the class libraries, framework or components
Change the API if you have the source code.
Use the adapter or bridge pattern if you don’t have access
Architecture Driven Design

42. Reuse... Look for existing classes in class libraries
JSAPI, JTAPI, ....
Select data structures appropriate to the algorithms
Container classes
Arrays, lists, queues, stacks, sets, trees, ...
It might be necessary to define new internal classes and operations
Complex operations defined in terms of lower-level operations might need new classes and operations

43. Frameworks
A framework is a reusable partial application that can be specialized to produce custom applications.
Frameworks are targeted to particular technologies, such as data processing or cellular communications, or to application domains, such as user interfaces or real-time avionics.
The key benefits of frameworks are reusability and extensibility.
Reusability leverages of the application domain knowledge and prior effort of experienced developers
Extensibility is provided by hook methods, which are overwritten by the application to extend the framework.
Hook methods systematically decouple the interfaces and behaviors of an application domain from the variations required by an application in a particular context.

44. Frameworks in the Development Process
Infrastructure frameworks aim to simplify the software development process
System infrastructure frameworks are used internally within a software project and are usually not delivered to a client.
Middleware frameworks are used to integrate existing distributed applications and components.
Examples: MFC, DCOM, Java RMI, WebObjects, WebSphere, WebLogic Enterprise Application [BEA].
Enterprise application frameworks are application specific and focus on domains
Example domains: telecommunications, avionics, environmental modeling, manufacturing, financial engineering, enterprise business activities.

45. Class libraries and Frameworks
Less domain specific
Provide a smaller scope of reuse.
Class libraries are passive; no constraint on control flow.
Framework:
Classes cooperate for a family of related applications.
Frameworks are active; affect the flow of control.
In practice, developers often use both:
Frameworks often use class libraries internally to simplify the development of the framework.
Framework event handlers use class libraries to perform basic tasks (e.g. string processing, file management, numerical analysis…. )

46. Components and Frameworks
Self-contained instances of classes
Plugged together to form complete applications.
Blackbox that defines a cohesive set of operations,
Can be used based on the syntax and semantics of the interface.
Components can even be reused on the binary code level.
The advantage is that applications do not always have to be recompiled when components change.
Frameworks:
Often used to develop components
Components are often plugged into blackbox frameworks.

47. Example: Framework for Building Web Applications
WebObjects
WebBrowser
StaticHTML
WOAdaptor
WebServer
WoRequest
Template
WebObjectsApplication
WORequest
EOF
RelationalDatabase

48. Summary
Design patterns are partial solutions to common problems such as
separating an interface from a number of alternate implementations
wrapping around a set of legacy classes
protecting a caller from changes associated with specific platforms.
A design pattern is composed of a small number of classes
use delegation and inheritance
provide a robust and modifiable solution.
These classes can be adapted and refined for the specific system under construction.
Customization of the system
Reuse of existing solutions

49. Summary II Composite Pattern: Facade Pattern: Adapter Pattern:
Models trees with dynamic width and dynamic depth
Facade Pattern:
Interface to a subsystem
closed vs open architecture
Adapter Pattern:
Interface to reality
Family of related algorithms
Proxy Pattern:
Uses the proxy to act as a stand-in for the real object